Justices Rule NJ Info Demand Chilled Anti-Abortion Speech

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously revived an anti‑abortion pregnancy center network's constitutional challenge to a New Jersey subpoena seeking years of donor information, holding that the state's demand infringed free speech.

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Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal

By George Woolston

A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid from Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-senator husband, ruling that her motion doesn't raise a substantial question of law.

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3rd Circ. Skeptical Law Prof Harmed By NJ Employment Policy

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit on Wednesday appeared skeptical that an attorney has standing to challenge the constitutionality of a workplace policy for New Jersey employees, asking what imminent harm she faces now that she is no longer subject to the policy.

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Feds Sue To Block NJ Law Banning Masks For ICE Agents

By Carla Baranauckas

The United States sued New Jersey in federal court Wednesday, seeking to block a newly enacted law that bars masked law enforcement officers by arguing the measure unlawfully targets federal agents and violates the Constitution's supremacy clause.

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J&J, Neutrogena Say FDA Signed Off On Benzene Products

By Jonathan Capriel

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Kenvue Inc. are calling for a permanent end to a multistate consumer lawsuit claiming their Clean & Clear and Neutrogena acne treatments degrade into the cancer-causing chemical benzene, arguing in New Jersey federal court that federal regulators have already determined that the key ingredient is safe.

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NJ Panel Puts Bad Faith Claims On Hold In UIM Coverage Row

By Hope Patti

A New Jersey state appeals court on Wednesday ruled that auto insurers are generally entitled to halt discovery on bad faith claims, including those brought under the state's Insurance Fair Conduct Act, until underlying uninsured or underinsured motorist disputes are resolved.

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Bausch Balks At Suspected Tweak In Price-Fixing Deals

By Brian Steele

A stipulation between state attorneys general and private plaintiffs suing generic-drug makers for alleged price-fixing seems to reflect a change in the states' earlier deal to release claims against Bausch entities, the companies said in asking a Connecticut federal judge to maintain the status quo.

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Shein Escapes Claims In Brandy Melville IP Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge has tossed trademark infringement and unfair competition claims from Brandy Melville's lawsuit accusing the online ultra-fast fashion giant Shein of selling Brandy Melville copycat clothing and even using the brand's photos, ruling the Copyright Act preempts the two claims.

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3rd Circ. Upholds Trooper Immunity For Arrest After Shooting

By Elizabeth Daley

A man acquitted of homicide and other charges for killing another man in a bar fight cannot continue his case against a Pennsylvania state trooper who he said violated his rights by arresting him and filing an affidavit in support of bringing charges despite knowing the suspect acted in self-defense, a Third Circuit panel has determined.

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3 Firms Advise Cognizant's $600M AI Infrastructure Co. Buy

By Nate Beck

Artificial intelligence builder and technology services company Cognizant said it will expand its AI infrastructure capabilities with the acquisition of San Jose, California-based Astreya for about $600 million, a deal guided by Mayer Brown LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

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Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study

An important 2016 study revealed significant substance abuse and mental health issues among lawyers, and while the findings helped normalize the conversation around these topics, a decade later, structural change is still needed, says Denise Robinson at PLI.

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Comey Indictment Built On Bad Legal Foundation, Experts Say

By Phillip Bantz

The criminal indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump by way of a social media post of seashells appears to be based on either an outdated or flawed understanding of the legal standard required to prove the charges in the case, which could sink the prosecution, according to experts.

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GrayRobinson Faces More Suits Over 2025 Data Breach

By Adrian Cruz

After being hit with a proposed class action accusing GrayRobinson PA of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach, the Florida-based firm is now facing two further suits regarding the same incident.

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Justices Limit Voting Rights Act Suits While Voiding La. Map

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts Wednesday and further limited the Voting Rights Act's use in challenging racial discrimination in legislative redistricting — a decision the dissent claims completes the conservative majority's "demolition" of the seminal civil rights law.

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Fla. Judge Pick Denies Conflict In Trump Defamation Case

By Courtney Bublé

A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday denied there was any overlap between when he presided over a case involving President Donald Trump and when the White House let him know Trump was considering him for the federal judgeship.

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Judiciary Advisers Back Looser Limits On Defense Subpoenas

By Jeff Overley

A campaign by white collar defense lawyers against long-standing limits on subpoena powers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when federal judiciary advisers endorsed earlier and easier access to potentially favorable evidence despite staunch resistance from crime victims' advocates.

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Former AG Bondi To Appear Before House Committee May 29

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House oversight committee on May 29, committee Republicans said Wednesday.

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